FBI CJIS Division data center
The FBI's 986-acre CJIS campus near Clarksburg was reported to host a roughly 100,000-square-foot data center serving national criminal justice systems.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
The FBI's CJIS page describes the Clarksburg campus as 986 secure acres with 22 structures and about 3,500 staff. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, undated)
MeriTalk reported that an FBI data center support solicitation named Clarksburg as one of five sites needing on-site contractor staff. (MeriTalk, June 9, 2021)
Nextgov reported that the FBI sought a contractor to improve energy efficiency at its CJIS data center in Clarksburg. (Nextgov, July 24, 2013)
GCN described a 100,000-square-foot CJIS data center on a campus of nearly 1,000 acres, with diesel generators in an adjacent power plant as backup. (GCN (via Route Fifty), July 2, 2008)
Conflicts and open questions
- FBI's CJIS page (undated; viewed 2026-10-26) confirms the 986-acre campus but does not mention the data center; capacity not public. Operating status rests on reporting through 2021.
- A separate former FBI-leased building at 347 W. Main St., Clarksburg, was listed for sale in 2021; it is not the CJIS campus.
The full record
- Status note
- The latest public record of data center operations found is a 2021 FBI support solicitation naming Clarksburg; the FBI's current CJIS page confirms the campus but not the data center.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)